Name for Entries for the 2027 Environmental Photography Award

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, with the help of EFG Private Banking introduced the opening of the decision for entries for the 2027 version of its Environmental Photography Award.

Established in 2021, the Environmental Photography Award is without doubt one of the flagship parts of the Foundation’s Green Shift Initiative, devoted to selling inspiring ecological tales. Across 5 classes, the Award celebrates photographers aiming to advance conservation and lift consciousness of environmental safety:

• Ocean
• Forests
• Polar Regions
• Changemakers
• Humanity vs. Nature

Submissions

• Registration opens:
• Registration closes:
• Submit on-line:

Tuesday, 1st September 2026 Sunday, 1st November 2026 www.fpa2photoaward.org

Participation is free and open to each skilled and novice photographers.

Prizes

Winners of every class will obtain a €1,000 money prize. Among them, the 2027 Grand Prize winner might be chosen by the jury and might be awarded an extra €5,000 money prize , in addition to a spherical journey to Monaco for the opening of the exhibition of the official choice. Alongside the 5 thematic classes, a Public Award and a Students’ Choice Award will even be introduced, every accompanied by a €500 grant.

The Official Selection of 36 pictures and winners of the 2027 version might be introduced on the finish of April 2027.

An exhibition of the shortlisted pictures might be introduced in Monaco through the summer season of 2027 earlier than touring internationally. As in earlier editions, a ebook that includes all chosen photographs and accompanying texts might be revealed.

In line with the Foundation’s mission to boost consciousness, Romain Ciarlet, Vice- Chairman and CEO, emphasises: “Through this award, we aim to give greater visibility to photographers who make tangible the fragile balances of the living world and the challenges facing our societies. By offering a platform to their narratives, we underline that photography can be a powerful tool for raising awareness, fostering dialogue, and mobilising action to protect our planet.”

2027 Jury Composition

The presidency of the jury for the 2027 version might be entrusted to Jasper Doest, senior fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers and ambassador for WWF.

• • Jasper Doest (The Netherlands) JURY PRESIDENT Photographer specialising in conservation points and wildlife
  • Anne Farrar (USA)
    Senior pictures supervisor at National Geographic Magazine
  • Angel Fitor (Spain)
    Natural historical past photographer specialising in underwater world
  • Britta Jaschinski (Germany & United Kingdom) Photojournalist specialising in crimes in opposition to nature
  • Florian Ledoux (France)
    Cinematographer and photographer specialising within the Arctic area
  • Randy Olson (USA) Social-documentary photographer
  • Christian Ziegler (Germany)
    Photojournalist and filmmaker specialising in pure historical past and scientific matters

Biographies of the jury members can be found on-line.

Jury President for the second consecutive yr, Jasper Doest declared: “environmental photography competitions are one of the few platforms where the urgency of our relationship with the natural world is communicated through human experience. At a time when we are overwhelmed by information, a single photograph can do what a report cannot: make you feel before you think. Over the years, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation has built this prize into something genuinely significant: a recognition that how we see the world shapes how we treat it, and that the stories we tell about nature are ultimately stories about ourselves. To chair this jury is not something I anticipated, and I am honoured to help bring forward the work that deserves to be seen.”

For this new version, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation can also be happy to resume its collaboration with Sergio Pitamitz, conservation and wildlife National Geographic contributing photographer, who will as soon as once more function Contest Chairman.

The attain of the Environmental Photography Award additionally continues by a number of travelling exhibitions, which deliver its narratives to ever wider audiences. In 2026, the Award’s pictures travelled throughout Italy due to the work of the Foundation’s Italian department, which organised a serious nationwide tour. An exhibition bringing collectively all of the winners of the competitors since its creation was introduced on the Botanical Garden of Rome within the spring and in Castel Gandolfo this summer season, and might be introduced in Menaggio, on Lake Como, from 4 September, earlier than persevering with to new venues till the start of 2027. A second exhibition will even open on 9 September in Anacapri on the theme of the Ocean, with a choice of pictures from earlier editions.

The Foundation’s Spanish department enabled the Environmental Photography Award 2026 exhibition to be hosted from 20 August to 25 September within the prestigious Parc del Retiro, with a tour within the north of the nation into consideration.

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About the Environmental Photography Award

The Environmental Photography Award was established in 2021 by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation to honour photographers who elevate consciousness about environmental safety and to amplify the influence of their work by a touring exhibition and devoted publication. The award serves a twin objective: to rejoice the extraordinary great thing about our planet and to highlight the environmental challenges we face, by 5 thematic classes — “Polar Region”, “Forests”, “Ocean”, “Humanity vs. Nature” and “Changemakers”.